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Thread: Does anyone know if the YT-2400 will have pilot controlled guns?
Rogue135 wrote:
I know this will make me the black sheep, but I personally hope that the YT-2400 does not have pilot controlled guns - not until the Nova Courier, YT-1300 and Decimator can fire their turrets from the cockpit at least.
I'd like to see pilot controlled guns on those too, but, what do you think the chances are of getting SOE to go back and make a change like that?
LOL, I'll take what I can get here, and the best hopethat any of them may be getting the pilot guns is the YT-2400 at the time of release. Otherwise it'll take them at least 6 months to a year fo fix/change it (Y-8?).
SpecWar1 wrote:
TheChipmunkSlayer wrote:
Rogue135 wrote:
I know this will make me the black sheep, but I personally hope that the YT-2400 does not have pilot controlled guns - not until the Nova Courier, YT-1300 and Decimator can fire their turrets from the cockpit at least.
I'd like to see pilot controlled guns on those too, but, what do you think the chances are of getting SOE to go back and make a change like that?
LOL, I'll take what I can get here, and the best hopethat any of them may be getting the pilot guns is the YT-2400 at the time of release. Otherwise it'll take them at least 6 months to a year fo fix/change it (Y-8?).
In every description of the YT2400 its been described as having forward cockpit controlled guns, it being a light fighter for independent smugglers (Mass Loss compared to YT 1300), and able to be piloted by a skeleton crew of 1. Every single description is just that.
The Falcon or YT1300 on the other hand (in the movies) needed a crew. So SOE as far as the YT1300 is concerned from the movie aspect got it down right. Later on it was learned that Han modified his ship to control a turret from the cockpit. The falcon was famous for escaping and its speed, the YT 2400 Dash's ship the OUTRIDER describes it being able to shoot from the cockpit. Im sure if it dosent in SWG alot of people are going to be upset. But thus far SOE has been accurate with the Ships department.... With a little fixing here and there... from time to time....
A ship of smooth lines with a chrome finish, the Outrider shines with a dark gleam. It started life as a stock Corellian Engineering Corporation YT-2400. With the trademark saucer-shape of all the YT-series, the Outrider had an aft-mounted engine bank topped by vent plates. Its port side housed the escape pod and docking hatch. Its starboard side featured the ship's cylindrical cockpit held in place by twin bracing arms. The aft end of the cockpit cylinder housed the ship's main escape pod, which seats six.
The Outrider is customized to be operated by Dash and his droid Leebo, although it can hold up to four additional passengers. Its cargo capacity is rated at 75 metric tons. When fully stocked, the ship can go for two standard months before requiring restocking of consumables.
Dash has replaced the standard YT-2400 engines with three stolen KonGar KGDefender military-grade ion engines liberated from the advanced engineering department of the Corulag Academy. A modified SoroSuub Griffyn/Y2TG hyperdrive gives the Outrider Class 0.75 hyperdrive performance. The Outrider's hyperdrive backup provides a Class 10 performance. The vessel is equipped with a highly illegal and highly effective sensors countermeasure/stealth package.
The vessel is armed with dorsal and ventral-mounted Dymek heavy laser cannons hand-modified by Rendar. They are turret-mounted on standard Corellian 1D servo mounts, and can be fired from either gunnery wells or the cockpit. Built into the main command pod is a pair of forward firing concussion missile launchers armed with a magazine of three missiles each.
Message Edited by SpecWar1 on 10-13-2005 08:43 AM
Rogue135 wrote:
SpecWar1 wrote:
TheChipmunkSlayer wrote:
Rogue135 wrote:
I know this will make me the black sheep, but I personally hope that the YT-2400 does not have pilot controlled guns - not until the Nova Courier, YT-1300 and Decimator can fire their turrets from the cockpit at least.
I'd like to see pilot controlled guns on those too, but, what do you think the chances are of getting SOE to go back and make a change like that?
LOL, I'll take what I can get here, and the best hopethat any of them may be getting the pilot guns is the YT-2400 at the time of release. Otherwise it'll take them at least 6 months to a year fo fix/change it (Y-8?).
In every description of the YT2400 its been described as having forward cockpit controlled guns, it being a light fighter for independent smugglers (Mass Loss compared to YT 1300), and able to be piloted by a skeleton crew of 1. Every single description is just that.
The Falcon or YT1300 on the other hand (in the movies) needed a crew. So SOE as far as the YT1300 is concerned from the movie aspect got it down right. Later on it was learned that Han modified his ship to control a turret from the cockpit. The falcon was famous for escaping and its speed, the YT 2400 Dash's ship the OUTRIDER describes it being able to shoot from the cockpit. Im sure if it dosent in SWG alot of people are going to be upset. But thus far SOE has been accurate with the Ships department.... With a little fixing here and there... from time to time....
A ship of smooth lines with a chrome finish, the Outrider shines with a dark gleam. It started life as a stock Corellian Engineering Corporation YT-2400. With the trademark saucer-shape of all the YT-series, the Outrider had an aft-mounted engine bank topped by vent plates. Its port side housed the escape pod and docking hatch. Its starboard side featured the ship's cylindrical cockpit held in place by twin bracing arms. The aft end of the cockpit cylinder housed the ship's main escape pod, which seats six.
The Outrider is customized to be operated by Dash and his droid Leebo, although it can hold up to four additional passengers. Its cargo capacity is rated at 75 metric tons. When fully stocked, the ship can go for two standard months before requiring restocking of consumables.
Dash has replaced the standard YT-2400 engines with three stolen KonGar KGDefender military-grade ion engines liberated from the advanced engineering department of the Corulag Academy. A modified SoroSuub Griffyn/Y2TG hyperdrive gives the Outrider Class 0.75 hyperdrive performance. The Outrider's hyperdrive backup provides a Class 10 performance. The vessel is equipped with a highly illegal and highly effective sensors countermeasure/stealth package.
The vessel is armed with dorsal and ventral-mounted Dymek heavy laser cannons hand-modified by Rendar. They are turret-mounted on standard Corellian 1D servo mounts, and can be fired from either gunnery wells or the cockpit. Built into the main command pod is a pair of forward firing concussion missile launchers armed with a magazine of three missiles each.
Message Edited by SpecWar1 on 10-13-2005 08:43 AM
Without having watched it very recently, weren't Han and Chewbacca both in the cockpit after shooting the TIE Fighter that was escorting Darth Vader in his TIE Advanced? I may be mistaken...
Concussion Missiles were fired....
The Turrets where used when they escaped the Death Star... Luke and Han had to be sitting in the seats.
The missiles didn't even hit anything directly but the explosion blew one up, and sent the other tie swirling into vaders ship. Hence Vader breathing hard as he went flying uncontrollably into space.
Message Edited by SpecWar1 on 10-14-2005 09:15 AM
Message Edited by SpecWar1 on 10-14-2005 09:18 AM
11 days until launch and Dev communication has crawled to a standstill on this and many isues. I look forward to bugged quest after bugged quest again.
BTW, is this deed/schematic even tradeable? If not, you have to be a Mastershipwright to complete a quest involving 20-30 elite mobs..I'm glad there is crafter content in this game..they almost had me worried for a sec.
/sarcasm off
Message Edited by Liamo on 10-14-2005 11:10 AM
SpecWar1 wrote:
No pilot controlled turrets...
Its just like the YT 1300
TheChipmunkSlayer wrote:
SpecWar1 wrote:
No pilot controlled turrets...
Its just like the YT 1300
That's what I was afraid of...
In that case there is no reason for me to buy this expansion at all...
Thanks for the answer.
Apart from actually owning and flying one that is.
alluviel wrote:
TheChipmunkSlayer wrote:
SpecWar1 wrote:
No pilot controlled turrets...
Its just like the YT 1300
That's what I was afraid of...
In that case there is no reason for me to buy this expansion at all...
Thanks for the answer.
Apart from actually owning and flying one that is.
What i cant understand is why the hell cant we use these things solo.... why cant we have a foward gun?
Some people say it will unbalance PVP. Well from what i have seen and from experiance you cannot do the following:
A. Sheild Shunt cant be used in the cockpit
B. Cant run the programs on the Fly
C. Cant cant adjust shields according to situations
alluviel wrote:
TheChipmunkSlayer wrote:
SpecWar1 wrote:
No pilot controlled turrets...
Its just like the YT 1300
That's what I was afraid of...
In that case there is no reason for me to buy this expansion at all...
Thanks for the answer.
Apart from actually owning and flying one that is.
I've Aced on several servers and keep at least on of each ace, I have all of the POBs now, and so far I can say (with the exception of the Y-8) there all the same ship just re-skinned. I don't need to pay $30 for a slightly different looking Falcon. I just wished they'd would have added something for people that are sick of Jedi wars (aka: the ground game), and play most of the time in space...
ParnellOfBria wrote:
why would any of you toolboxes want pilot controlled guns on these big fat bulky ships, why don't you just fly a B-wing if u want a big sluggish ship with guns you can fire?
ParnellOfBria wrote:
why would any of you toolboxes want pilot controlled guns on these big fat bulky ships, why don't you just fly a B-wing if u want a big sluggish ship with guns you can fire?
oh yea because they look cool...
why doesn't soe just make some master level ships that are really huge, you can walk around in, but only have pilot controlled weapon... oh i donno... like the FIRESPRAY would be a good one...